An anthropologist showed a game to the children of an African tribe … He placed a basket of delicious fruits near a tree trunk and told them: The first child to reach the tree will get the basket. When he gave them the start signal, he was surprised that they were walking together, holding hands…
As many people in the world celebrate this Summer Solstice, I hope this day finds you listening to the love around you & finding the chances we have, to share & to give, and that it finds you smiling. I hope this day finds you connecting. Connecting with your father. And your mother. And the…
Canadian folk group The Good Lovelies are on a roll….if you haven’t heard them before, this is a good chance to hear them in a sweet version of the famous Cohen song:
Love the way Jessica Hagy (http://thisisindexed.com/) sees the world…..
It seems appropriate to offer thoughts by Father Louis (Thomas Merton) on Good Friday, especially when it speaks of the change of heart that lead to the peace the Christ told us about: And yet this tradition must always be a revolution because by its very nature it denies the values and standards to which…
It is estimated that Leroy “Satchel” Paige was born on July 7, 1906. The mere idea that his birthday is an estimate provides perfect evidence to the mystery that was Satchel Paige. In 1965, 60 years after Paige’s supposed birthday, he took the mound for the last time, throwing three shutout innings for the Kansas…
It is always wonderful when there is a story of wisdom making its sometimes slow but always sure way around the circle we live in…sometimes around the world. Here’s one from one of my favourite teachers, Master Thay: CLOSING A DOOR “With the energy of mindfulness, every action in our daily life can become pleasurable.…
Fans of The World According to Brother Ian know that we here at the editorial offices are huge fans of Derek Sivers, and the clear way he both puts things, and makes us think. See if this little essay of his strikes a chord – I know it does for me. Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset,…
It’s the dream we carry that something wondrous will happen that it must happen – time will open hearts will open doors will open mountains will open spring will gush forth from the ground that the dream itself will open that one morning we’ll quietly drift into a harbor we didn’t know was there by…